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• Kendall's slow start, Hall handles hot corner

  What are the Brewers going to do with Jason Kendall ? He can be patient and take pitches all he wants, but .188/.293/.217 just will not cut it, even if he does provide solid defense. The 9th spot in the line-up is hitting .177/.235/.266, and has more... Posted May 05 2009, 09:12 AM by badger80 With | With 3 comment(s) Filed under: Jason Kendall, Bill Hall

• Prince Fielder Fitter and Other Notes

  Camp is now getting into full swing, and we've got all kinds of stuff coming down the pipe. A few weeks ago when Prince Fielder's contract situation was being discussed, it was mentioned that Scott Boras was telling people that Prince had lost... Posted Feb 16 2009, 09:34 PM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Jason Kendall, Prince Fielder, Seth McClung

• More support for batting Kendall 9th

  As was reported earlier on this blog , there is some support out there for the general concept of batting your pitcher 8th. In that case, they looked at Tony LaRussa's decision to do so last year. Now, Dan Fox over at Baseball Prospectus , has some... Posted Mar 21 2008, 03:38 PM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Sabermetrics, Jason Kendall, Ned Yost

• Expect the unexpected?

  There has been a lot already made of Manager Ned Yost's decision to bat catcher Jason Kendall 9th this year, moving the pitcher up a spot to hitting 8th. The move is backed by analysis done by some in the Sabermetric community as having the potential... Posted Mar 21 2008, 03:28 PM by Ryan Topp With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Sabermetrics, Jason Kendall, Ned Yost